RESOLUTION NO.____-2024
RESOLUTION OF THE FORT BRAGG CITY COUNCIL APPOINTING DIRECTOR AND ALTERNATE DIRECTOR TO REPRESENT AND VOTE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF FORT BRAGG AT CALIFORNIA INTERGOVERNMENTAL RISK AUTHORITY (CIRA) BOARD MEETINGS WHEREAS, the City of Fort Bragg has been a member of the Redwood Empire Municipal Insurance Fund (REMIF) since December 31, 1978; and WHEREAS, CIRA is a risk-sharing pool of small to medium-sized cities and towns (referred to as Members) that contribute to a shared fund that provides self-insured workers’ compensation and general liability services to its members; and WHEREAS, risk-sharing pools are empowered by the California Government Code to exist as joint powers authorities (JPA); and WHEREAS, Resolution No. 4334-2020 /ID 438-2020 amended the Joint Powers Agreement and the bylaws of REMIF and approved the Joint Powers Agreement and bylaws for Public Agency Risk Sharing Authority of California (PARSAC); also a public agency representing small to medium cities/towns and one fire district; and WHEREAS, based on the similarities between the two agencies, the REMIF and PARSAC Board of Directors voted to recommend that their respective Member agencies merge the two organizations by creating a new risk pool named the California Intergovernmental Risk Authority (CIRA or “The Authority”); and WHEREAS, the self-insured health plan provided by REMIF will remain under the control of REMIF; and WHEREAS, the CIRA bylaws Article V, states the Board shall be composed of one Director and an Alternate Director from each Member; and WHEREAS, the CIRA bylaws Article V, states a Member may change any of its representatives to the Board only by written notification to CIRA from the member’s governing body; and WHEREAS, by the adoption of Resolution No. 4733-2023 on October 23, 2023, the City Council appointed the Human Resources Manager as the designed CIRA Board Member and the City Clerk as the designated Alternate Director; and WHEREAS, due to an organizational change the City Manager is now available to be the Director and the Human Resource Manager will report as the Alternate Director; and WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City Council to adopt a new resolution replacing the Human Resources Manager with the City Manager Isaac Whippy as the City of Fort Bragg’s designated CIRA Board Member, and the Human Resource Manager as the Alternate Director; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Fort Bragg does hereby designate the City Manager as the CIRA Director for the City of Fort Bragg replacing the Human Recourse Manager; and the Human Resource Manager as the Alternate Director replacing the City Clerk.
The above and foregoing Resolution was introduced by Councilmember ________, seconded by Councilmember ________, and passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Fort Bragg held on the 12th day of February 2024, by the following vote:
AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: RECUSED:
BERNIE NORVELL
Mayor
ATTEST:
Diana Sanchez
City Clerk